Flashback: American Historians on Movies

About Flashback: American Historians on Movies

Ever wonder what historians think of big screen portrayals of the past? Flashback: American Historians on Movies brings you conversations between historians as they examine their own expertise through the lens of America's favorite historian – Hollywood. Each episode host Katie Fapp is joined by a guest to discuss how these movies work as pieces of history, what they get right or wrong about the past, and most importantly what they can tell us about our own relationship with it.

Publisher

Katherine Fapp

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jun 2022

Latest episode

9 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jun 2025

   Sinners with Tammy Kernodle

   Professor Tammy Kernodle analyzes Ryan Coogler's vampire-drama Sinners, exploring the film's depiction of American music history, Black musical legacies, and music's connection to ancestry in this interview episode.

2. 

   26 May 2025

   The Patriot with Krysten Blackstone

   Historian Krysten Blackstone analyzes the accuracy of the film *The Patriot* and its portrayal of the American Revolutionary War, including soldier morale and conflicts between armies in this interview episode.

3. 

   12 May 2025

   Blast from the Past with Tom Bishop

   Historian Tom Bishop analyzes the movie *Blast from the Past* and its depiction of Cold War domesticity, 1950s nostalgia, and fallout shelters in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Flashback: American Historians on Movies

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tammy Kernodle
• Krysten Blackstone
• Tom Bishop
• Ben Willis
• Emily Brady

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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